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Every tool we have. No limits.
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- Everything in All Access
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- API access
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- Priority support
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All Access
Everything in DocDash, Scout, CaseVault and WatchDog — plus full access to the complete article archive.
$14.99/mo
📄 DocDash🔍 Scout📊 CaseVault👁️ WatchDog
- Unlimited access to the full article archive (free accounts are limited to the last 10 days)
- All DocDash, Scout, CaseVault and WatchDog features included
- Full complaint narratives and case documents
- Ad-free browsing across the entire site
- Priority support
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Read articles from the last 10 days, browse latest filings and basic case summaries. Always free.
Reader
Read the full story — no walls, no ads.
$4.99/mo
- Every article we've ever published
- Complete case pages with narratives
- Ad-free browsing
- Weekly newsletter included
📄 DocDash
$9.99/mo
Never miss a criminal filing in Minnesota
- Know about felony filings before anyone else
- Find the cases that matter with newsworthy scoring
- Read AI-generated case summaries instantly
- Filter by your counties, charges and keywords
- Search the full historical archive
- Track what changed since your last visit
🔍 Scout
$6.99/mo
Get alerted when it matters
- Set alerts by county, charge type or defendant name
- Get daily digest emails with your top matches
- Spot county filing spikes and repeat offenders
- Webhook delivery for newsroom integrations
- Save and rerun custom search queries
- Push notifications via the Scout app (coming soon)
📊 CaseVault
$6.99/mo
Build your dataset in seconds
- Download CSV, XLSX or JSON in one click
- Compare counties side by side
- Run saved reports with your filters
- Access the full historical archive
- Embed live case widgets on your site
- Integrate via the Data Feed API
👁️ WatchDog
$6.99/mo
Know when a name resurfaces
- Know when a defendant, judge or agency appears in a new case
- Get daily email alerts for your tracked entities
- See the full case and article history for any person
- Spot patterns across counties and time periods
- View who connects to who across filings
- Track up to 50 entities with one subscription
See What Subscribers Get
Scout Alert
Breaking Now
Hennepin County — Murder 2nd Degree
Filed 2 hours ago. Newsworthy score: 165/200
Get notified the moment high-profile cases are filed in your counties.
WatchDog
John M. Smith
12 cases · 3 articles · 4 counties
Last seen: Apr 2, 2026
Track any defendant, judge or agency and see their full history in one place.
CaseVault Report
Custom Export
Hennepin · DWI · Last 30 days
47 cases · CSV download with complaint links
Build filtered reports and download structured data for your research.
DocDash Filing
27-CR-26-4521 — Ramsey County
AI summary · Probable cause narrative · Complaint PDF
Every criminal filing with full details, AI case summaries and document access.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Free | Reader | DocDash | Scout | CaseVault | WatchDog | All Access | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest News articles | Last 10 days | Full archive | Last 10 days | Last 10 days | Last 10 days | Last 10 days | Full archive | Full archive |
| Criminal filing dashboard | 3 case preview | — | Unlimited | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI case summaries | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF document access | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyword and county alerts | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saved searches | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSV and JSON exports | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | Unlimited |
| Data Feed API | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Entity tracking (defendants, judges) | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mention timelines and profiles | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expungement lookups | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unlimited |
| Press-conference transcript search | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Weekly newsletter | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ad-free browsing | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority support | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | Free |
Free$0▼
Reader$4.99/mo▼
DocDash$9.99/mo▼
Scout$6.99/mo▼
CaseVault$6.99/mo▼
WatchDog$6.99/mo▼
All AccessBest Value — $14.99/mo▼
Pro$29/mo▼
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